1 day agoJacksonville opens first of 4 entrepreneur centersThe city bought the building in Brentwood after neighbors protested plans for a liquor store there.…By Michelle Corum
March 28, 2025Brentwood residents decry treatment by City HallResidents say the city has a history of breaking promises and ignoring wishes in the Brentwood neighborhood.…By Will Brown
June 20, 2024Residents sue to stop morgue: ‘Brentwood’s not a cemetery!’The Metro Gardens Neighborhood Association has filed suit against the city to halt construction of a medical examiner’s office in…By Dan Scanlan
March 29, 2024Business center planned after outcry against liquor storeThe city purchased the site in Brentwood after neighbors rallied against plans for a liquor store across from KIPP Voice…By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record
November 29, 2023Jacksonville approves plan to stop Brentwood liquor storeThe city plans to buy land in Brentwood that was set to become a liquor store next to a school…By Casmira Harrison
November 26, 2023Liquor store issue could go to City Council on TuesdaySeveral committees voted in favor of the purchase, which would keep a liquor store from opening across from a charter…By Casmira Harrison
September 25, 2023City plans to buy proposed Brentwood liquor storeCity Council Member Ju’Coby Pittman has told residents the city will buy the property, which sits less than 200 feet…By Will Brown
August 11, 2023Jax nonprofits ensure students have the means to succeedA number of organizations are making sure students in poorer neighborhoods have the equipment and supplies they need to start…By Will Brown
June 6, 2023Proposal for city to buy Brentwood liquor store is withdrawnLegislation would have had the city buy the property using dollars earmarked for removing Confederate monuments.…By Will Brown
May 11, 2023Brentwood residents oppose liquor store opening across from schoolA liquor store that’s set to open across from the KIPP VOICE Academy has residents in Brentwood up in arms.…By Will Brown